Step 1: Click on “Start” in the bottom left hand corner of screenStep 2: Click on “Run”Step 3: Type in “command” and hit. You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.Step 4: Type “ipconfig /release” just like that, and hit “enter”Step 5: Type “exit” and leave the promptStep 6: Right-click on “Network Places” or “My Network Places” on your desktop.Step 7: Click on “properties”. You should now be on a screen with something titled “Local Area Connection”, or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.Step 8: Right click on “Local Area Connection” and click “properties”Step 9: Double-click on the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” from the list under the “General” tabStep 10: Click on “Use the following IP address” under the “General” tabStep 11: Create an IP address (It doesn’t matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).Step 12: Press “Tab” and it should automatically fill in the “Subnet Mask” section with default numbers.Step 13: Hit the “Ok” button hereStep 14: Hit the “Ok” button again. You should now be back to the “Local Area Connection” screen.Step 15: Right-click back on “Local Area Connection” and go to properties again.Step 16: Go back to the “TCP/IP” settingsStep 17: This time, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”.Step 18: Hit “Ok”Step 19: Hit “Ok” againStep 20: You now have a new IP address